diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run
index 3d43f7a..b9dd1af 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ if [[ "${VALIDATION}" = "dns" ]] && [[ ! "${DNSPLUGIN}" =~ ^(acmedns|aliyun|azur
 fi
 
 # copy dns default configs
-cp -n /defaults/dns-conf/* /config/dns-conf/
+cp -n /defaults/dns-conf/* /config/dns-conf/ 2> >(grep -v 'cp: not replacing')
 lsiown -R abc:abc /config/dns-conf
 
 # copy default renewal hooks
 chmod -R +x /defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks
-cp -nR /defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/* /config/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/
+cp -nR /defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/* /config/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/ 2> >(grep -v 'cp: not replacing')
 lsiown -R abc:abc /config/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks
 
 # replace nginx service location in renewal hooks
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
index 8859365..c0bb241 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]]; then
 
     # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
     # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
-    cp -n /etc/crontabs/root /config/crontabs/
+    cp -n /etc/crontabs/root /config/crontabs/ 2> >(grep -v 'cp: not replacing')
 fi
 # set permissions and import user crontabs
 lsiown root:root /config/crontabs/root
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/abc ]]; then
 
     # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
     # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
-    cp -n /etc/crontabs/abc /config/crontabs/
+    cp -n /etc/crontabs/abc /config/crontabs/ 2> >(grep -v 'cp: not replacing')
 fi
 # set permissions and import user crontabs
 lsiown abc:abc /config/crontabs/abc